Instructor Cai Is Warming Up!

"Who do you think will win?"

Up on the platform, Zou Mingli posed the question.

"Wang Fugui, I'd say. He came second in last year's Regimental Combat competition, and his physical conditioning and fighting skills are both excellent," Cai Mantang said.

In other words, having Wang Fugui fight a student was practically bullying.

"I wouldn't be so sure. I think there's more to this kid than meets the eye," Zou Mingli said.

"Oh? So what happened yesterday afternoon?" Cai Mantang asked, curious.

"Nothing much. I just have a good feeling about him."

Zou Mingli naturally wasn't about to admit that his main Pokémon had been defeated. With Cai Mantang's big mouth, everyone in the Secret Realm would know in no time.

The real reason he backed Mu Yun was that he had watched him closely when Ursaluna showed off its might.

He hadn't seen so much as a tremor.

Ursaluna might only be a Gym Leader Level Pokémon, but its size and appearance made it far more intimidating than his mischievous Vileplume.

Clearly, this young man wasn't as simple as he looked.

At the very least, his courage was extraordinary.

"You're that confident?"

Cai Mantang turned to study Mu Yun and Wang Fugui in the arena.

Compared with a Pokémon battle arena, the space set aside for human bouts was tiny.

It was only a little larger than an ordinary fighting ring.

Of course, it could also be called quite large.

There were no actual ropes around it, after all. The "ring" was just a square drawn on the ground.

"Both fighters, take your places—"

A member of the garrison acting as referee called out from the edge of the arena.

"Ready? Begin!"

"Kid, have a taste of my Cannon Fist!"

Wang Fugui shouted confidently almost the instant the